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impolite

[im-puh-lahyt] / ˌɪm pəˈlaɪt /


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There’s a lot of hedging going on, though the science is real, the photography spectacular and the girths of the subjects prompt impolite questions: Are you pregnant?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

It seems imprudent, even impolite, not to advise caution.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

In Japan, where there are strict cultural norms around public behaviour, talking on the phone while on a train is considered impolite and it is strongly discouraged.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

Bass, of all people, should know it’s never a good look for an elected official to ignore a reporter, no matter how impolite or inopportune the queries may be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

At the top of our lungs we would yell all the expressions Mother had told us we should never say because they were impolite.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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